June Nail Polish Haul

June went by surprisingly quickly, and I didn't purchase as many polishes as I thought I had. I umm-ed and ahh-ed over so many indie polish collections, but decided to save my money and just purchase the more mainstream polishes that were either on my wishlist or that were recently released. I am pretty exhausted, so it'll be quite a quick write-up today. If you have any questions, make sure to leave them in the comments below :)

May Nail Polish Haul

After suffering through tonsillitis for the first time this last week, I am finally back with a monthly haul. I was supposed to have more photos this month, but long story short I lost them somehow :( Anyway, this month I binged in nail polish more then I should have, and by the end of the month I was feeling quite terrible/guilty over how many polishes I owned. A few days later I was back to admiring all the pretty colours, but don't you hate it when you feel guilty about something you love?

OPI L-R: Done Out In Deco / Do You Lilac It? / A Grape Fit!

April Nail Polish Haul

April felt like the month that never ended. I was slugging my way through everyday absolutely exhausted, so I haven't even been thinking about blogging. But May is a new month, and I really miss blogging, so I'm going to try to get back into the swing of things. I did buy some new light bulbs in the hope that I could find a really cheap alternative to the sun, but alas I'm still working on it so please excuse some of these photos! I've also been working on trying to get my blog back to what I wanted it to be - a comparison blog. So once I've done all my nail stick swatching (this weekend fingers crossed!) I want to accompany every NOTD post with a comparison of similar shades :) Anyway, enough rambling, onto the haul!

L-R: Bikini / Spring Ball / Princess / Delice / Diablotine 

March Nail Polish Haul

For the last half of march, I've been so sick I just couldn't be bothered with anything internet related. I'm still sick, which is why there haven't been any posts from me in a while, but I've been assured that I really only have the flu, not something worse (so here's to crossing my fingers that I'll be better soon!). So there is only a small nail haul for March, but don't worry, I spent an absurd amount of money on ebay this month so everything should be arriving soon for April's nail haul!

L-R: Essie Madison Ave-Hue, Essie Maximillian Strasse Her, China Glaze Mimosa's Before Mani's, China Glaze Fancy Pants

Nail Polish Collection: China Glaze [January 2013]

My final collection post - my China Glaze! Now I have a confession to make, all of these were purchased between late May and December 2012. I know, I know, I went a little crazy last year! But I love them all and I'm not in the slightest bit embarrassed about how much money I spent on nail polish last year :) (for all you judging me right now!)

NOTE: I have to mention that I took all my photos in a crudely made lightbox. Well, I don't think you could call it a lightbox...it's two planks of white painted wood and a lamp with a daylight globe! So whilst I tried to get these as colour accurate as I could, some colours may be just a tad off. I'll try to let you know when that happens, otherwise just google image the colour you were looking at. Also, I took these photos freehand so I'm sorry that some are a little crooked..I hope it doesn't bother you as much as it bothered me!

BTW: I'm starting off with the tranzitions and cirque collections because they are in my overflow draw, so they are sorted by collection rather than colour.

L-R: Duplicity/ Altered Reality/ Metallic Metamorphosis

Nail Polish Collection: Essie [January 2013]

Essie is my favourite brand. I love a lot of brands, but in those tags where it says if you could only own one brand, which would you choose? I always pick Essie. I think it's equal parts the bottle and the colour selection. The bottle is elegant, fits nicely in storage because it's square, and has a white cap - all of which I love. The colour selection has definitely gotten better in recent years, and they have so many cremes and shimmers to choose from! They are a little sparse on glitter, but I don't really wear glitter all that often. Plus, that's what China Glaze is for!

NOTE: I have to mention that I took all my photos in a crudely made lightbox. Well, I don't think you could call it a lightbox...it's two planks of white painted wood and a lamp with a daylight globe! So whilst I tried to get these as colour accurate as I could, some colours may be just a tad off. I'll try to let you know when that happens, otherwise just google image the colour you were looking at. Also, I took these photos freehand so I'm sorry that some are a little crooked..I hope it doesn't bother you as much as it bothered me!

MINIS:

L-R: Rock Candy/ Lion Around/ Your Hut Or Mine/ Knockout Pout/ Haute As Hello

Nail Polish Collection: OPI [January 2013]

Almost at the end of my nail polish collection, just a few more posts to go! You might think my OPI collection looks quite small considering how many nail polishes I own, but for the longest time I really disliked OPI because of their brush. Whilst I'm still not a huge fan of their brush, the Holland and Germany collections woke me up to how beautiful some of their colours really are! In fact I have a shipment of OPIs heading to my door right now - gotta love eBay!

NOTE: I have to mention that I took all my photos in a crudely made lightbox. Well, I don't think you could call it a lightbox...it's two planks of white painted wood and a lamp with a daylight globe! So whilst I tried to get these as colour accurate as I could, some colours may be just a tad off. I'll try to let you know when that happens, otherwise just google image the colour you were looking at. Also, I took these photos freehand so I'm sorry that some are a little crooked..I hope it doesn't bother you as much as it bothered me!

L-R: Don't Pretzel My Buttons/ My Very First Knockwurst/ Steady As She Rose/ Significant Other Color, Pink-ing Of You

Nail Polish Collection: High End Misc. [January 2013]

Chanel is one of my favourite brands. Quartz is my favourite nail polish of all time (I know, huge right!) and both Paradoxal and Lilac Sky make my top 10. Coconutty by Leighton Denny also makes it into my top 10, and some of the Butters are getting close! I didn't realise until typing out this post but you can see my fingers in all of the bottle caps! 

NOTE: I have to mention that I took all my photos in a crudely made lightbox. Well, I don't think you could call it a lightbox...it's two planks of white painted wood and a lamp with a daylight globe! So whilst I tried to get these as colour accurate as I could, some colours may be just a tad off. I'll try to let you know when that happens, otherwise just google image the colour you were looking at. Also, I took these photos freehand so I'm sorry that some are a little crooked..I hope it doesn't bother you as much as it bothered me!

Nail Polish Collection: Misc. ''Cheaper'' Polishes [January 2013]

Next up I have the rest of my "cheaper" (chemist/drugstore) brands. I say cheaper in quotation because the Sally Hansen CSM is almost the same price as Essie and OPI here in Australia, but the rest of the polishes included here tend to be under $10.

NOTE: I have to mention that I took all my photos in a crudely made lightbox. Well, I don't think you could call it a lightbox...it's two planks of white painted wood and a lamp with a daylight globe! So whilst I tried to get these as colour accurate as I could, some colours may be just a tad off. I'll try to let you know when that happens, otherwise just google image the colour you were looking at. Also, I took these photos freehand so I'm sorry that some are a little crooked..I hope it doesn't bother you as much as it bothered me!

L-R: Maybelline's Green Park/ Coral Rose/ Candy Apple/ Bubblegum/ Bubblicious/ Sands of Time

Nail Polish Collection: Ulta3 [January 2013]

Hey guys, up next is Ulta3 which is one of my favourite Australian brands. There are some NYC mixed up in there because they are sold together in the Ulta3 bins, so I'm not sure if they're the same brand or it just happens that way in Good Price Pharmacy/Terry White Chemists/etc. I purchased nearly all of these for AU$2, but I heard they went up in price recently. I haven't purchased any in a while, so let me know if there are any new ones that I need!

NOTE: I have to mention that I took all my photos in a crudely made lightbox. Well, I don't think you could call it a lightbox...it's two planks of white painted wood and a lamp with a daylight globe! So whilst I tried to get these as colour accurate as I could, some colours may be just a tad off. I'll try to let you know when that happens, otherwise just google image the colour you were looking at. Also, I took these photos freehand so I'm sorry that some are a little crooked..I hope it doesn't bother you as much as it bothered me!

Nail Polish Collection: Revlon [January 2013]

Hey guys! This is my Revlon nail polish collection. Revlon was the first brand I started seriously "collecting" when I started to get into nail polish. Whilst I threw out most of my older polishes back before I knew you could easily revive polishes, I have been accumulating Revlon for years and is one of my favourite chemist (drugstore) brands. In Australia, Revlon polishes run for RRP $13.99 or $14.99 (can't remember which) but I got most of these on sales at around $8 - $10.

NOTE: I have to mention that I took all my photos in a crudely made lightbox. Well, I don't think you could call it a lightbox...it's two planks of white painted wood and a lamp with a daylight globe! So whilst I tried to get these as colour accurate as I could, some colours may be just a tad off. I'll try to let you know when that happens, otherwise just google image the colour you were looking at. Also, I took these photos freehand so I'm sorry that some are a little crooked..I hope it doesn't bother you as much as it bothered me!

Onto the collection!

L-R: Punk/ Lush Lime/ Minted/ Wind Fall/ Jaded Night